चर

Hindi

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃəɾ/,

Verb

चर • (car)

inflection of चरना (carnā):
1. stem
2. second-person singular intimate present imperative

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

cara (Latin script)
𑀘𑀭 (Brahmi script)
চর (Bengali script)
චර (Sinhalese script)
စရ or ၸရ (Burmese script)
จร or จะระ (Thai script)
ᨧᩁ (Tai Tham script)
ຈຣ or ຈະຣະ (Lao script)
ចរ (Khmer script)
𑄌𑄢 (Chakma script)

Noun

चर m

Devanagari script form of cara (“frequenting”)
Devanagari script form of cara (“walker”)

Declension

Declension table of "चर" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	चरो (caro)	चरा (carā)
Accusative (second)	चरं (caraṃ)	चरे (care)
Instrumental (third)	चरेन (carena)	चरेहि (carehi) or चरेभि (carebhi)
Dative (fourth)	चरस्स (carassa) or चराय (carāya) or चरत्थं (caratthaṃ)	चरानं (carānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	चरस्मा (carasmā) or चरम्हा (caramhā) or चरा (carā)	चरेहि (carehi) or चरेभि (carebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	चरस्स (carassa)	चरानं (carānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	चरस्मिं (carasmiṃ) or चरम्हि (caramhi) or चरे (care)	चरेसु (caresu)
Vocative (calling)	चर (cara)	चरा (carā)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

চৰ (Assamese script)
ᬘᬭ (Balinese script)
চর (Bengali script)
𑰓𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀘𑀭 (Brahmi script)
စရ (Burmese script)
ચર (Gujarati script)
ਚਰ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌚𑌰 (Grantha script)
ꦕꦫ (Javanese script)
𑂒𑂩 (Kaithi script)
ಚರ (Kannada script)
ចរ (Khmer script)
ຈຣ (Lao script)
ചര (Malayalam script)
ᢜᠠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘓𑘨 (Modi script)
ᢋᠠᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
𑦳𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
𑐔𑐬 (Newa script)
ଚର (Odia script)
ꢗꢬ (Saurashtra script)
𑆖𑆫 (Sharada script)
𑖓𑖨 (Siddham script)
චර (Sinhalese script)
𑩡𑩼 (Soyombo script)
𑚏𑚤 (Takri script)
சர (Tamil script)
చర (Telugu script)
จร (Thai script)
ཙ་ར (Tibetan script)
𑒔𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
𑨣𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root चर् (car, “to move”) +‎ -अ (-a, action suffix).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /t͡ɕɐ.ɾɐ/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ɕɐ.ɾɐ/

Adjective

चर • (cara) stem

moving
movable
(at the end of a compound) going, walking

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of चर (cara)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	चरः caraḥ	चरौ / चरा¹ carau / carā¹	चराः / चरासः¹ carāḥ / carāsaḥ¹
Vocative	चर cara	चरौ / चरा¹ carau / carā¹	चराः / चरासः¹ carāḥ / carāsaḥ¹
Accusative	चरम् caram	चरौ / चरा¹ carau / carā¹	चरान् carān
Instrumental	चरेण careṇa	चराभ्याम् carābhyām	चरैः / चरेभिः¹ caraiḥ / carebhiḥ¹
Dative	चराय carāya	चराभ्याम् carābhyām	चरेभ्यः carebhyaḥ
Ablative	चरात् carāt	चराभ्याम् carābhyām	चरेभ्यः carebhyaḥ
Genitive	चरस्य carasya	चरयोः carayoḥ	चराणाम् carāṇām
Locative	चरे care	चरयोः carayoḥ	चरेषु careṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ī-stem declension of चरी (carī)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	चरी carī	चर्यौ / चरी¹ caryau / carī¹	चर्यः / चरीः¹ caryaḥ / carīḥ¹
Vocative	चरि cari	चर्यौ / चरी¹ caryau / carī¹	चर्यः / चरीः¹ caryaḥ / carīḥ¹
Accusative	चरीम् carīm	चर्यौ / चरी¹ caryau / carī¹	चरीः carīḥ
Instrumental	चर्या caryā	चरीभ्याम् carībhyām	चरीभिः carībhiḥ
Dative	चर्यै caryai	चरीभ्याम् carībhyām	चरीभ्यः carībhyaḥ
Ablative	चर्याः / चर्यै² caryāḥ / caryai²	चरीभ्याम् carībhyām	चरीभ्यः carībhyaḥ
Genitive	चर्याः / चर्यै² caryāḥ / caryai²	चर्योः caryoḥ	चरीणाम् carīṇām
Locative	चर्याम् caryām	चर्योः caryoḥ	चरीषु carīṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of चर (cara)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	चरम् caram	चरे care	चराणि / चरा¹ carāṇi / carā¹
Vocative	चर cara	चरे care	चराणि / चरा¹ carāṇi / carā¹
Accusative	चरम् caram	चरे care	चराणि / चरा¹ carāṇi / carā¹
Instrumental	चरेण careṇa	चराभ्याम् carābhyām	चरैः / चरेभिः¹ caraiḥ / carebhiḥ¹
Dative	चराय carāya	चराभ्याम् carābhyām	चरेभ्यः carebhyaḥ
Ablative	चरात् carāt	चराभ्याम् carābhyām	चरेभ्यः carebhyaḥ
Genitive	चरस्य carasya	चरयोः carayoḥ	चराणाम् carāṇām
Locative	चरे care	चरयोः carayoḥ	चरेषु careṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

चर • (cara) stem, m

a spy

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of चर (cara)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	चरः caraḥ	चरौ / चरा¹ carau / carā¹	चराः / चरासः¹ carāḥ / carāsaḥ¹
Vocative	चर cara	चरौ / चरा¹ carau / carā¹	चराः / चरासः¹ carāḥ / carāsaḥ¹
Accusative	चरम् caram	चरौ / चरा¹ carau / carā¹	चरान् carān
Instrumental	चरेण careṇa	चराभ्याम् carābhyām	चरैः / चरेभिः¹ caraiḥ / carebhiḥ¹
Dative	चराय carāya	चराभ्याम् carābhyām	चरेभ्यः carebhyaḥ
Ablative	चरात् carāt	चराभ्याम् carābhyām	चरेभ्यः carebhyaḥ
Genitive	चरस्य carasya	चरयोः carayoḥ	चराणाम् carāṇām
Locative	चरे care	चरयोः carayoḥ	चरेषु careṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “चर”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press
Monier Williams (1899) “चर”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 389, column 2.

चर

Hindi

Pronunciation

Verb

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

Declension

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

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